Nursing bottle holder



Nov. 21, 1950 PARENT 2,530,478

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Nov. 26, 194$ a Will izy J) 4 3 7 i 3 H 5|:1 1 I Swain VIM 3 Z (1 v I B WILL/0M1 PARL'IYT V Patented Nov. 21 1950ll N51 TfED T iQFFElCfE 'NURSINGBOTllLE HOLDER WilliamzJParentySalemhMass.

iApfilicatiofiNovember 26,1946, Serial"No.i'71 2,,454

, 71 This invention relates to new and improved holdersfor"nursing"bottles"of which the following is'aspecification.

The primary objectofthis' invention resides in the provision of a newandimproveddevice-for holding and "positioning a "nursing "bottle within"convenient reach "of "a 3 baby a at any timeit is "desirable to feedthe babythereby eliminating the necessity-of watchful-ness-on the partof" an adult" during I the feeding of -the baby, and-also eliminatingthe undesirable Chancethat the baby "may drop the bott-le spilling thecontents thereof or breaking it bringing about thenecessity'of additional' work'fofthe mother 'oradult' carin ior 'theohild.

Another object of this-invention -resides in the provision ofa nursingbottle holder adapted-to be "adjustably'clamped to-a'pri-b; carriage=or' the like allowing the bottle to be" placed in-a feeding-positionfor the child insaid cribor carriage, and

' thereby "eliminating jerky and' spasmodic "feeding which usuallyoccurs wh'en a bottle is deft "with achild forself fee'ding.

Still another object of this invention-'resides in the provision ofa--bo-t-tle holder of the character described which is adapted tosupport and position bottles of various sizes and which enables the-bottles to" be selectively positioned relative to its point ofremovable attachmenttoa crib, carriage or the like.

A further object of this invention is the provision'of a nursing bottleholder of the character "described whichis ofsimple; durable; and ex-"tremely inexpensive design ariob a holder-Which is quickly andeasily'removably.- attached to a carriage or a crib for easyv and quickselective positioning relative to theneds of the child-Withinthecar'ri'age orcrib. J r

' Furtherimprovements and'advantagesof' this invention'will'readiiy'app'ear to those skilled in the art when the followindescription is read in the light of the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a prospective view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial vertical section of a side elevation of theinvention.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of said invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings which illustrate thepreferred embodiment of this invention and in which like numeralsindicate similar parts throughout the invention comprises an adjustableclampin and supportin means A for the bottle holder which is composed oftwo elongated metallic plates l and 2 which are proclamp two uprightbars B of a=cr ibor the like for the purpose-of supporting the bottleholder within the crib at a desired height and-position there- -along.

The member 2 carries -a "depending integral 29 plate-'8 therefrom whichis provided 'at' the cen- "ter' thereof -with a circular boss '9' whichhasout- -wardly 'flared edgest9. -A-"slot 'll is provided in theoutwardly flared boss at a"'-point: directly above the center of the'aperture. A metallic. U-

shaped bracket I2 is secured; by welding or the like, directly behindthe aperture on plate ti -with the bottom of the UeXtended away from'theplate in such a manner 'as -to form a- 'space betweensaid bracketandsaidaper-ture. -An aperturecar- 30 ried directly inthe'center of theouter faceof: said bracket i2 whi'ch is adapted to threadedly receive asecond thumb -screw or wingnut iithereoniits inner enddisposed-horizontallyin alignment with the aperture- '9. *Awa'sher i4iscarried on the -inner face of the bracketin a threaded posi'tion aboutthe inserted end of the ithumb-screw w.

The bottle holder comprises :an elongated cylindrical rod C whichcarries a universal'ball cl 5 at one end thereon-the secondendbeing'threaded mi-for a=spaceddistance:from saicl'end, said end beingcircularly indented as-at 16. T The universal ball 15 of the rod C ispositioned in the space between the bracket I2 and the plate A with therod C extending outwardly through the aperture 9 in the outwardly flaredboss [0, said ball l5 being of greater diameter than that of theaperture 9 therefore preventing it from being removed through theaperture 9. The set screw I3 is adapted to be turned in to a point whereits point engages the ball l5 thus allowing the securing of the rod C ina desired position relative to the supporting plate 8. The slot llallows for the vertical positioning of the rod C adjacent the side ofthe crib or the like when the bottle holder is to be temporarily placedout of use by adapting the rod to slidably engage the slot ll therebypermitting its vertical position without contacting and being limited bythe circular boss ID.

A circular spring D being divided as at H is lined with a rubberizedgripping material or the like [8. This spring carries a short shaft I!)at one point on its circumference and an universal ball 26] formed atthe outer end of the shaft [9. This ball 2%] is positioned in thecircularly indented end of the rod C and a hollow threaded cap 2| isthreaded over the ball in engagement with the threads on the rod Cthereby securely positioning the spring D at the outer end of the rod C.The hollow center of the cap 2| is provided at its inner end with acircular end adapted to conform with the universal ball 29, and achannelway 22 cut in the cap 2i is adapted to allow pivotation of therod l9 through 90 degrees about the end of the cap 2|. Thus a universaljoint with a 90 degree limitation and with means for securelypositioning in a desired position relative Thus it can be seen that anursing bottle holder which is adapted to be secured to a crib, carriageor the like has been provided with an unlimited field for selectivelypositioning it within the crib or carriage to facilitate the feeding ofan infant reclining therein.

It may also be seen that the clamping and supporting plates l and 2 maybe positioned upon any two vertical supports of a crib along its length,and may be positioned thereon at any vertical height desired relative tothe position of the baby within the crib. It may also be seen that anursing bottle holder has been provided which is universally selectivelyadjustable to position the bottle at any desired point within the cribor carriage for the purpose of feeding an infant therein who isreclining or sitting at any point therein thus eliminating the necessityof watchfulness and the possibility of broken bottles and the like. Itmust also be considered that the materials comprising this device may bemetallic in nature or of a plastic material and such changes inmaterial, size, and shape would not constitute a departure from thespirit of this invention.

Having thus described the construction and function of this inventionwhat I desire to claim ture in one of said plates with an outwardlyextending boss thereabout, a U-shaped bracket secured to the back ofsaid plate behind said aperture, a thumb screw carried by said bracketdirectly disposed toward said aperture, an elongated arm, a universalball carried by one end of said arm, said ball positioned behind saidplate with the arm extending outwardly through said aperture and saidball selectively positioned and secured behind said plate by said thumbscrew, a circular divided spring provided with a bottle grippingmaterial, a shaft carried by said spring with a universal ball carriedby the extended end of said shaft, and a universal socket provided atthe second end of said arm adapted to swivelly mount said spring carriedball therein for the purpose described.

2. A device as set forth in claim 1 wherein the extended end of said armis circularly detented, a hollow cap provided with a center of the samediameter as the spring carried universal ball is adapted to be threadedover said ball and arm end, a channelway cut in the end and side of saidcap permits the limited universal movement for the purpose described.

3. A nursing bottle holder comprising a first plate, a second platearranged in side by side abutting relation with respect to said firstplate, each of said plates having a hooked end, the hooked ends beingarranged in opposed relation with respect to each other and forminggripping means for engaging a side of a crib, means conmeeting saidplates for sliding linear movement relative to each other, an elongatedrod having one end extending through and supported in one of said platesand projecting beyond the latter, a ball on the projecting end of saidrod, a bracket surrounding said ball and secured to said one of saidplates, means rotatably supported in said bracket and engageable withsaid ball for fixedly securing said rod in any select position ofsupport, and a bottle-gripping means on the other end of said rod andmounted for universal movement thereon.

WILLIAM J. PARENT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,688,765 Veras Oct. 23, 19281,739,909 Livergood Dec. 17, 1929 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date547,660 France Sept. 29, 1922 1,753,875 Baumann Apr. 8, 1930 1,983,670Knight Dec. 11, 1934

